PADI Open Water Diver

PADI Open Water Diver Course in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah with Borneo Dream

The world's most famous Scuba Diving Course! Thinking of learning to dive during your holiday in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah? Then choose the PADI Open Water Diver Course with Borneo Dream. The PADI Open Water (OW) Diver course is available to those aged 15 years and above. If you are between 10 - 14 years then you can complete the PADI Junior Open Water Diver course instead.

Take your first step in learning to dive in the tropical waters of Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park, Kota Kinabalu - we can not think of a better place for you to learn to dive!

The full PADI Open Water Diver Course with Borneo Dream in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah takes 3.5 days to complete (0.5 days for the required pre-study, 3 days on our boat diving). During your PADI Open Water Diver course you will complete five (5) confined water skill sessions, some small water stamina tests and four (4) ocean dives to a maximum of 18m. Go diving along pretty reefs and see a wide variety of marine life (including Nemo!). You'll also practice some of the diving skills you learned during the skill sessions.

PADI Open Water Diver Course, Learn to dive in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia with Borneo Dream

For your PADI Open Water Diver course you need to complete the study phases before you start the pool / ocean sessions. If you are interested in completing the study phase prior to reaching Kota Kinabalu, Sabah then choose the PADI Open Water Diver referral option or PADI e-Learning - with these options you can just focus on just enjoying the diving whilst on holiday!

At Borneo Dream we focus on delivering high quality, safe and fun scuba diving experiences - when completing the PADI Open Water Diver Course with the Dream Team you can expect the best diving experience in Kota Kinabalu:

We have small ratios of students / divers per PADI Instructor (providing highly personalised attention and service).

We only use qualified, 'teaching status' friendly Dive Professionals and qualified Skippers.

We only use well maintained, fully functioning, high quality dive gear

We can provide PADI course instruction in English, Mandarin, Cantonese or Berhasa Malay

So what are you waiting for? Learning to scuba dive, through the PADI Open Water Diver course has never been so enticing!

Not sure? Still have some more questions about your PADI Open Water Diver Course in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia? Then contact Borneo Dream and ask away I'm sure we can help, with our many years of experience we can always find a way to make your holiday memorable for the all the right reasons.

Fancy staying in a 5* island resort during your holiday to Kota Kinabalu, Borneo? Then look no further than our 5 day 4 night scuba diving or snorkeling packages at Gaya Island Resort. Stay at a beautiful Resort combined with exploring the nearby tropical waters through a PADI activity with Borneo Dream, and all at a great price. It's a win : win combination!! Book a package to stay at Gaya Island Resort between 1st October - 19th December 2019 and we include a 10% discount off the accommodation.

Stay & Dive Promotional Packages!! Stay at Asia's famous Shangri-La's Rasa Ria Resort & Spa in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia and enjoy some amazing sea based activities with Borneo Dream. Choose from PADI Discover Scuba Diving combined with Guided Snorkelling, Leisure diving for certified divers (6 dives) or learning to dive with a PADI Open Water Diver Course. The price mentioned is for 2 persons doing the same activity staying in the same room. For inclusions and exclusions please see below.

After you have completed your PADI Scuba Diver Course and gained a bit more experience you may be thinking of what is your next step. Well, the PADI Scuba Diver Upgrade Course is just for you and will gently upgrade you and your skills over two days turning you into a PADI Open Water Diver :-)

A great value Stay & Dive package in Kota Kinabalu with Borneo Dream. Choose from a range of popular PADI course options combined with accommodation at a comfortable Backpacker Lodge in Kota Kinabalu - giving you access to high quality diving instruction with Borneo Dream and helping your holiday budget go further. This Stay & Dive Budget Package is based upon minimum 3 persons booking the same course package together. Whether it be learning to dive via the 'PADI Open Water Diver', or for certified divers the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver package.

The PADI Open Water Touch Course is designed for Tablet users (e.g. iPad users) and offers the ability to download the PADI material and quizzes onto your Tablet then you can complete all of the academics off-line on your Tablet in advance of your PADI Open Water Diver Course. You then complete the three day PADI Open Water Diver Course with Borneo Dream in Kota Kinabalu.

The PADI Discover Scuba Diving Experience is a wonderful way to experience scuba diving for the first time. This one day try dive with Borneo Dream includes a diving skills training session and two dives. You'll have the chance, under the guidance of our experienced PADI Instructors, to go scuba diving in the tropical, warm waters of Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park and see an amazing array of colourful marine life including a Turtle if we're lucky!

Fancy learning to dive during your holiday in Kota Kinabalu but have limited time? Then the PADI Scuba Diver Course could be the idea choice for you. During this 2.5 day course you will learn to dive in the tropical waters of Tunku Abdul Rahman Marine Park. Upon completing the course you'll be certified to dive to 12 metres with a buddy under the guidance of a PADI Professional. Cool!

The PADI Open Water Diver Course is the most popular course for learning to dive in the World!! Choose the full PADI Open Water Diver Course (3.5 days) with Borneo Dream during your holiday in Kota Kinabalu and enjoy small groups per PADI Instructor, nice diving boats, friendly crew offering great service, tasty lunch on an island and learning to dive in tropical waters along coral reefs.

The PADI Open Water Diver Course with PADI eLearning helps you to complete all your academics on-line before you come on holiday so you don't waste any time on holiday studying. When you are then on holiday in Kota Kinabalu you can just focus on completing the 'wet part' of the course and spend three days scuba diving with our Borneo Dream crew whilst you complete your PADI Open Water Diver Course.

The PADI Referral Open Water Diver Course is a two day course for completing your four open water dives with Borneo Dream in the tropical waters of Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. In advance of your holiday you will need to have completed all your academics and confined skill sessions with another PADI Dive Centre in your home town. This course is an ideal option is you live where the waters are a bit cooler and you'd like your open water course dives to be in warmer waters over tropical coral reefs.

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Why choose Borneo Dream...

Borneo Dream Travel & Tours Sdn Bhd are a fully licensed and insured Malaysian Tour Operator and a 5 Star PADI Dive Resort. Therefore we can offer you not only a fantastic selection of land, wildlife adventure tours such as the Kinabatangan River and Danum Valley but also snorkelling tours and scuba diving trips and courses. At the same time, you can rest assured you are always in safe hands.